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Welcome to Enkhuizen

City for landlubbers and sailors. Walk, bike or sail through Enkhuizen and feast your eyes. Within the old ramparts you will find no fewer than 361 national monuments as well as the most unusual street names.

Discover Enkhuizen
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City for landlubbers and sailors. Walk, bike or sail through Enkhuizen and feast your eyes. Within the old ramparts you will find no fewer than 361 national monuments and the most unusual street names. Also discover the Zuiderzee Museum and Sprookjeswonderland, be surprised by the special stores and enjoy the cozy restaurants. A day in Enkhuizen flies by, stay overnight and be sure to come back!

Calendar of events

address Waterwijs , Wierdijk 12, Enkhuizen

Waterwijs

This year the Zuiderzee Museum is all about water. While clean drinking water always flows from the tap, things used to be different for residents aro...

category binnenmuseumbuitenmuseumdekinderen
address Redders in de fles - 200 jaar KNRM, Zuiderspui 1, Enkhuizen

Rescuers in the bottle – 200 years of KNRM

The Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year to exist. This prompted the Bottle Ship Museum, together with bot...

Tuesday 17 September 2024

Tue17Sep
address ZIjdwerk, Zijdwerk 27, Wervershoof

Cycling route around the Grootslag polder

Polder het Grootslag has existed for 600 years. To mark this occasion, two cycle routes have been created around and through the polder. It is one of ...

Tuesday 17 September 2024

category omgevingWattedoeninenkhuizen
Tue17Sep
address Zesstedenweg, Zesstedenweg 283, Grootebroek

Cycling route through the Grootslag polder

Polder het Grootslag has existed for 600 years. To mark this occasion, two cycle routes have been created around and through the polder. It is one of ...

category omgevingWattedoeninenkhuizen
address Stadhuis, Breedstraat , Enkhuizen

Exhibition city hall Yvonne Gruis and Susan Keene

The beauty of Enkhuizen will be celebrated in a special way this fall with an exhibition and a photo book. Yvonne Gruis (photography) and Suzan Keene ...

Tuesday 17 September 2024

category kunstWattedoeninenkhuizen
Tue17Sep
address Westerkerk, Westerstraat 138, Enkhuizen

Organ concerts Westerkerk Enkhuizen

A number of organ players are eager to play the already famous new organ in the Westerkerk. Entrance is free.

category concert
address Zuiderkerk, Zuiderkerksteeg 1, Enkhuizen

Exhibition 600 Years of Zuiderkerk

This year marks the six hundredth anniversary of the start of the construction of the Zuiderkerk in Enkhuizen. For this reason, various activities hav...

Friday 20 September 2024

category kunstWattedoeninenkhuizen
Fri20Sep
address Brouwerij De Werf, Paktuinen 6, Enkhuizen

Hop Hop Hop! Pre-Harness Racing Party

Get ready... On your marks... Pre-party! Get your hooves off the floor at this funky party with Funky Chef and Het Rollend Orkest. Come lay the founda...

Wednesday 18 September 2024

category feestWattedoeninenkhuizen
Wed18Sep
address Schuttevaer Sail Adventures , Tussen twee havens 1, Enkhuizen

Fireworks sailing trip on the IJsselmeer

Watch the Harddraverij fireworks show from the water! This year, Zeilend Grandcafé Schuttevaer is organizing a special evening trip to admire the Har...

Thursday 19 September 2024

Thu19Sep
address De Nieuwe Doelen, Spoorstraat 2, Enkhuizen

Horse races

This festive day in Enkhuizen starts at 09.30 am with a procession of horses and authentic carriages through the city center. The parade starts at the...

Thursday 19 September 2024

category aankomendaankomendeevenement
Thu19Sep
address Grasveld Raadhuislaan, Raadhuislaan 6a, Grootebroek

Grootebroek Gaat Los

Valentine's Tribute to Queen at Grootebroek gaat los! After last year's resounding success, it is time for a new edition of Grootebroek Gaat Los - and...

Friday 20 September 2024

category muziekomgevinguitgaan
Fri20Sep
address Westerkerk, Westerstraat 138, Enkhuizen

Baroque concert Bunt family

The musical Bunt family plays Baroque music

Saturday 21 September 2024

category concertlivemuziek
Sat21Sep

Discover Enkhuizen

Visiting from the water
A day of history
Atmospheric shopping
Out with the family
By bicycle and ferry service

A day of history

No city has as many national monuments within walking distance of each other as Enkhuizen. When you walk through Enkhuizen you really imagine yourself back in time. The legacy of the former Golden Age is visible at every corner.

Discover historic Enkhuizen!

Top locations

Drommedaris

address Paktuinen 1, Enkhuizen

The Drommedaris, or Chain Gate, was built in 1540 as a city gate, part of the city wall that surrounded Enkhuizen at the...

category bezienswaardighedenbezienswaardigheidgoudeneeuw

Recreatiebad Enkhuizerzand

address Kooizandweg 12, Enkhuizen

Recreational pool Enkhuizerzand is a multifunctional swimming pool where swimming enthusiasts can enjoy sports and recre...

category water

Bottleship Museum

address Zuiderspui 1, Enkhuizen

A unique museum in Westfriesland is the 'Flessenscheepjes Museum' in Enkhuizen. This museum is located in the beautiful ...

category binnenstadcultuurdagjeuit

Sprookjeswonderland

address Kooizandweg 9, Enkhuizen

Sprookjeswonderland is a fairytale park for families or grandpa and grandma with grandchildren. In Sprookjeswonderland y...

category attractieattractiesdagjeuit

Zuiderzeemuseum

address Wierdijk 12-22, Enkhuizen

Story of a rich culture In 1932, the Afsluitdijk closed the Zuiderzee from the Wadden Sea and the new inland lake was na...

de Garden

address Randweg N505 , Enkhuizen

The Garden is the garden for flowers, vegetables and herbs in the beautiful nature of Enkhuizen.

category bloemengardengroente